Annotation:Sweet Evelina Waltz

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X:1 T:Sweet Evelina M:3/8 L:1/8 R:Waltz B:Ford - Traditional Music in America (1940, p. 149) Z:AK/Fiddler's Companion K:D A2|D-FA|BA A/A/|(fd)A|(BA)d/d/|c2 c/c/|(cB)A| (AB)A|F2F|(DF)A|(BA)A|(fd)A|(BA)d| c2 c/c/|(cB)A |(AB)c|d2A||(fd)A|(BA)A| (fd)A|(BA)d|c2c c2B|AA(B/c/)|d2:|

SWEET EVELINA. AKA - "Dear Evalina," "Sweet Evalina." American, Waltz and Song Tune (3/4 time). USA; Arkansas, Oklahoma. D Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). ABB. The title appears in a list of traditional Ozarks Mountains fiddle tunes compiled by musicologist/folklorist Vance Randolph, published in 1954.

Way down in the meadow, where the lily first blows,
Where the wind from the mountain ne'er ruffles the rose;
Lived fond Evelina, the sweet little dove,
The pride of the valley, the girl that I love.

Cho:
Sweet Evelina, dear Evelina,
My love for thee shall never, never die. ....[Ford]

Additional notes

Printed sources : - Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 142 (additional lyrics on page 403). John Lair (100 WLS Barn Dance Favorites), 1935; p 27.

Recorded sources : - Marimac 9059, Lynn "Chirps" Smith - "Midwestern Harvest" (1994). MSOTFA 101, Vee Latty - "Fever in the South" (1992. Originally recorded c. 1955). Yodel-Ay-Hee 1-8327, Critton Hollow String Band - "Poor Boy" (1979).

See also listing at :
Jane Keefer's Folk Music Index: An Index to Recorded Sources [1]
Hear Oklahoma fiddler Burrell Reed's home recording by Chris Delaney at Slippery Hill [2]

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